Reasonable suspicion definition

Reasonable suspicion means a basis for forming a belief based on specific facts and rational inferences drawn from those facts.
Reasonable suspicion means that a school official has grounds to believe that the search will result in evidence of a violation of school district policy, rules, and/or law. Reasonable suspicion may be based on a school official’s personal observation, a report from a student, parent or staff member, a student’s suspicious behavior, a student’s age and past history or record of conduct both in and out of the school context, or other reliable sources of information.
Reasonable suspicion means that it is objectively reasonable for a person to entertain such a suspicion, based upon facts that could cause a reasonable person in a like position, drawing when appropriate on his/her training and experience, to suspect child abuse. (California Penal Code 11166)

Examples of Reasonable suspicion in a sentence

  • Reasonable suspicion must be supported by specific articulable facts which may include, but are not limited to: reports and observations of the member's drug related activities, such as purchase, sale or possession of drugs, associations with known drug dealers or users, observations of the member at known drug or drug related locations; an otherwise unexplained change in the member's behavior or work performance; an observed impairment of the member's ability to perform his/her or her duties.


More Definitions of Reasonable suspicion

Reasonable suspicion means the presence or absence of specific criteria identified in the Contractor's drug-free workplace program (indicating the possibility that a person is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance) as observed by the Contractor's supervisory personnel with reasonable training in the identification of such criteria.
Reasonable suspicion means a suspicion based on specific personal observations concerning the appearance, speech or behavior of a student athlete, and reasonable inferences drawn from those observations in the light of experience. Information provided by a reliable source, if based on personal knowledge, shall constitute reasonable suspicion. In the context of performance-enhancing drugs, reasonable suspicion specifically includes unusual increases in size, strength, weight or other athletic abilities.
Reasonable suspicion means a belief that a student is using or has used alcohol or drugs in violation of this policy drawn from specific objective and articulable facts and reasonable inferences drawn from those facts in the light of experience, and may be based upon, among other things:
Reasonable suspicion means a suspicion of illegal or performance-enhancing drug use based on specific observations made by coaches/administrators/sponsors of the appearance, speech, or behavior of an activity student; the reasonable inferences that are drawn from those observations; and/or information of illegal or performance-enhancing drug use by an activity student supplied to school officials by other students, staff members, or patrons.
Reasonable suspicion means an articulated belief based on particularized information and observations and reasonable inferences from such particularized information and observations which would suggest that a member may be in violation of this policy.
Reasonable suspicion means drug testing based on a belief that an employee is using or has used drugs in violation of the employer’s policy drawn from specific objective and articulable facts and reasonable inferences drawn from those facts in light of experience. Among other things, such facts and inferences may be based upon:
Reasonable suspicion means that the Student’s faculty member, clinical instructor, preceptor, supervisor, or his/her designee (collectively, “Faculty Member”) believes that the behavior, speech, body odor, or appearance of the Student is indicative of the use of alcohol or Drugs, as described in detail in this Policy.